Three years after the Summit Series captivated hockey fans across Canada, the Soviet Union’s best players return for a New Year’s Eve matchup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1975. Almost 19,000 fans are on hand at the Forum to witness a match representative of the ongoing Cold War, pitting the freedom and democracy of the West against the communist repression of the U.S.S.R. In these segments from the game, the teams’ disparate styles of play are on show – the Soviets’ puck control and long forward passes, and the Habs’ suffocating defense and creative on-the-fly attack.
• The match was officially billed as an exhibition contest, but for the members of the Canadiens, the game was a showdown between the best hockey teams in the world. Just as the Habs dominated the NHL most seasons, the Soviet Red Army team (known domestically as CSKA Moscow) was perennially atop the Soviet elite league standings.
• Combined, the two teams boasted an astounding 37 championship titles.
• Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak faced seven shots before his cross-rink rival, Ken Dryden, saw a single puck come his way. The Canadiens scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the game. Early in the second period, Boris Mikhailov scored one for the Soviets before the Habs got a third goal. The Red Army scored two more in the third.
• Although the Canadiens outshot the Soviets 38-13, the historic game ended in a 3-3 draw#!

Air Hockey Extreme

Team Canada
At your service from the land of the chill
If we can’t thrill you baby nobody will
Make way, hear comes
Team Canada
Strong and Free
Lead by our fearless hero, Gretzky
He should be the Prime Minister if you ask me
Thank you
Team Canada
Well it’s hush hush
3 man rush rush
Iginla, Sakic, and Lemieux
He shoot’s he scores
And all of Canada roars
From the warmth of our igloos
Sorry Eh,
We put hurt on you team USA
And showed the world that it’s still our game
Three Cheers for Team Canada
We’ll slide and glide
Skate Over any line
red or white or blue
What makes it nice
Is that we did it twice
Cause our women beat you too
Gold at last
50 years sure took a long time to pass
so tip your hat or raise your glass
for the heroes of Team Canada
What a great game Team Canada
You did us proud Team Canada
All lyrics are the property and copyright of their respective rights holders.
copyright Paul Brandt

Paul Brandt’s official anthem for the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Calgary.
Directed by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
All the characters in this video are real Albertans who embody the spirit of grassroots hockey. Filmed on location in Cochrane, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Calgary, Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan

A video dedicated to a great old NHL building from the original 6 era.
Detroit Olympia AKA the old red barn, was home to the Detroit Red Wings from 1927-1979#!

Guinness ad – Player taking a free in Hurling to win the Cup

Hurling pre-dates recorded history. There is archeological evidence of the game being played in ancient Ireland 2000 years ago. The sport was formalised when the rules of the modern game were drawn up in 1884 with the foundation of the GAA. The greatest and most prestigious prize in Hurling is the inter-county All-Ireland Championship

It is played with a long curved stick similar to a field hockey stick but with a broader and flat end which allows the player to control the ball in the air as well as on the ground. It is made of ashwood which has just the right properties that allow the stick to flex up to a certain point. The end (the buss) is usually slightly bigger on a goalkeeper’s stick.The target is the same as in Gaelic Football. There are fifteen players to a team on the field. Up to five substitutions can be made in the game which is played in two halves of 35 minutes each

Hurling has been described variously as ‘field hockey in the air,’ ‘brutal field hockey,’ ‘like lacross but with solid sticks’ etc. None of these descriptions really do the game justice. To truly get a feel for the spirit of the sport requires that you see it in action. It exhibits a unique combination of skill, athleticism, stamina and speed that few sports can match. It is acknowledged as the fastest field game on earth. It has the speed and continuous flowing action of ice hockey but on grass

The Beighton Cup is the oldest field Hockey tournament held in India. The tournament was organised for the first time at Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in the year 1895 and is being organised annually, since then, usually conducted on the Mohun Bagan ground on the Maidan in Kolkata. The tournament is counted amongst the most prestigious hockey tournaments in the world. The Beighton Cup was named after the then Legal Remembrancer of the Government of Bengal, Mr. T. D. Beighton. The Indian Football Association was in charge of organising the Beighton Cup in the first few years. However, the tournament is organised by the Bengal Hockey Association, at present.

Origin of Beighton Cup
The inception of Beighton Cup is closely related with the history of Hockey in India. Hockey was brought to India by the British rulers during the later half of the 19th century. Hockey was first played in an organised manner in Kolkata and the first Hockey club of India was also established in Kolkata. The Beighton Cup was organised as a part of popularising Hockey in India and it has so far played a major role in spreading hockey throughout India. The Beighton Cup led the way for inauguration of Calcutta Hockey League in the year 1905.

Almost all the major hockey clubs of India during the late 1800s took part in the Beighton Cup in 1895. The clubs like the Calcutta Naval Volunteers Club (now known as Calcutta Rangers Club), Calcutta Customs, Jhansi Heroes, etc. were the premier participants of the tournament in the initial years. Among these teams, the Calcutta Rangers Club has the distinction of winning the Beighton Cup for 9 times, including the inaugural edition. During the 1940s and 1950s, Bengal had excellent teams in Kolkata like Customs and Port Commissioners, and Bengal-Nagpur Railway in Kharagpur.

Recent Developments of Beighton Cup
The Beighton Cup is now played among the teams coming from different governmental organisations and corporate houses. The teams like Indian Airlines, the Border Security Force, the Punjab and Sind Bank, the Army XI, the Indian Oil Corporation, the Punjab Police, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Central Industrial Security Force, etc. are some of the prominent participants of the Beighton Cup in the recent years. The winners of the recent tournaments include Central Industrial Security Force, Chandigarh in 2001, Punjab Police in 2002, Border Security Force, Jalandhar in 2003, Punjab and Sind Bank in 2004, Border Security Force, Jalandhar in 2005, Punjab and Sind Bank in 2006 and Indian Airlines in 2007.

The Beighton Cup has made a huge contribution to Indian Hockey, since its inception. There was a time when the Indian national hockey team was selected based on the players` performances in this tournament only. The tournament has also given birth to numerous extremely talented Indian hockey players. INFORMATION: indianetzone.com

Beighton Cup is a field hockey tournament. Instituted in 1895, it is organised by Bengal Hockey Association and is usually held on the Mohun Bagan ground on the Maidan in Kolkata (earlier called Calcutta) in India. The Beighton Cup was presented by T.D. Beighton, Legal Remembrancer of the Government of Bengal, and was run initially by the Indian Football Association. The Calcutta Hockey League took off in 1905.

British officers popularised the game amongst soldiers in India; hockey, as an organised sport, originated in Kolkata. The Anglo-Indian clubs of the time, most significantly, the Calcutta Naval Volunteers Club, now the Calcutta Rangers Club deserve a big share of the credit. Not only did Rangers Club win the Beighton Cup nine times, including in its inaugural year, it was directly responsible for two of the country’s Olympic gold medals. When the Indian Olympic Committee did not have the funds to send the Indian team in 1932 and 1936, it was the generosity of the Rangers Club, rich with funds from its four-times-a-year sweepstakes, that ensured that the team set sail for Los Angeles and Berlin.

Some credit for popularising the game in India goes to the Irish Christian Brothers. Many of them were so skillful that they would have walked into the Indian team had it not been for their vocation. However, they passed on their skills to the boys who studied in the many schools that they ran, up in the hills and on the plains. St. James’ School won the Beighton Cup way back in 1900. INFORMATION: Wikipedia

The All-Star Athletes Cook Book, published in 1965. ‘Hardly a he-man is now alive who doesn’t have a favorite recipe – one he likes to call his very own’
Gordie Howe’s Canadian Bacon Pot Roast

2 T. butter 2 T. corn oil

1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced

2 tsp dry mustard 1/2 tsp cayenne

1/4 tsp ground cumin 2 T. maple syrup

small pinch ground cloves 1/4 C. pear vinegar

1 C. hot water 1 can tomato sauce (8 oz.)

1 4-lb. piece Canadian bacon

1. Use a large iron pot. Put in butter, corn oil, onion and garlic clove and saute until onion is golden brown. Stir in dry mustard, cayenne, cumin, maple syrup, cloves, vinegar and hot water. Blend together over low heat and stir in one can tomato sauce. Put in the piece of bacon.

2. Cover and cook slowly over medium fire about 45 to 50 minutes. Turn bacon several times during this period.

3. To finish cooking, remove bacon from pot, place on a spit and grill over hot coals, basting with the sauce until well glazed.

Serves 6.

Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals
1955-56 this is an amateur film taken at ice level
Montreal won the Stanley Cup at home with a 3-1 triumph in game five.
With a 4-1 series win over Detroit in 1956, Montreal started a consecutive
championship streak that would reach five? a record to this day.
Rookie coach Toe Blake replaced Dick Irvin, and Henri Richard, brother of Maurice, started his playing career.
see hockey greats: Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, Jean Beliveau, Bernard Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, Emile Bouchard, Gordie Howe, Glen Hall and many more

Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard – 500th goal

ORIGINAL TV FOOTAGE aired by WGN. In 1972 WGN aired a special called – Destination Stanley Cup – as the Blackhawks headed into the 72’ playoffs. As part of that special, they rolled high quality broadcast highlights of the 1971 playoffs. The Hawks battled the NY Rangers to 7 games with 3 going to OT. This was Game 5, Bobby Hull scores the winner in OT off the draw in front of Ed Giacomin…Pandemonium at Chicago Stadium

ORIGINAL TV FOOTAGE, Excellent Quality from Chicago Stadium, including the full post-goal celebrations. REJOICE HOCKEY FANS..To my knowledge….your watching this for the first time since this magic aired on TV in March of 1966. ANY footage from Chicago Stadium during that period is extremely rare. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be there when he broke the record….here is your chance to go back in time

1972 TV Special as aired on WGN Channel 9 Chicago as Hawks were heading into the playoffs titled, – Destination Stanley Cup – Includes post-goal celebration in Boston rarely ever shown in highlight films. High Quality video footage from an era where very little has been released to the public

Youth Olympic Games – Innsbruck 2012 – The home nation put up a fight, but the Swedish ladies showed once again why they are unbeaten, and have scored the most goals in the competition. True to form, they won in style
Sweden 3 – 0 Austria

Youth Olympic Games – Innsbruck 2012 – Highlights from the grand final of the Womens Ice Hockey Skills Challenge. Awesome display of skills from all, but inevitably only one would succeed.
1st Julie Zwarthoed – Netherlands
2nd Fanni Gasparics – Hungary
3rd Sharnita Crompton – Australia#!

Barrie Colts do the CHA CHA – Luke Pither, Bryan Cameron, Matt Kennedy & Parks

President Bill Clinton Watches NHL Playoff Game – 1998 Eastern Finals – Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitols

Jaromir Jagr does his special celebration after a goal in overtime in Be a pro mode – Jagr Playing for Detroit

Former President Bill Clinton takes in the action between the Panthers and Rangers and gives a Jagr-Salute after catching a souvenir puck

Directed by Anders Hallberg and Jonas Åkerlund. This film focus on swedish hockey star Mats Sundin.
In this TVC we see shots of him in action, on the ice, mixed with shots from a poker table, the mix forms an energetic, up tempo feel to the commercial

Beautiful Women Stick Handler for World Series Hockey

Fun Stick Handling Commercial for TK Hockey Equipment